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Mountain Partnership project highlighted at The World Farmers Markets Coalition Second General Assembly

19.07.2024

On 12 July 2024, industry leaders, agriculture experts and farmers gathered from around the world for an event focused on leveraging partnerships to enhance local food systems. The event featured a series of roundtable discussions aimed at identifying and forging new alliances.

The first roundtable discussion explored the challenges and opportunities...

Spotlighting solutions for building resilience in mountains at High Summit COP26

30.09.2021

Diversification of livelihoods, capacity development, investments and pro-mountain policies are needed to build the resilience of mountain peoples to shocks and global changes, Mountain Partnership Secretariat Programme Officer Rosalaura Romeo...

Pre-COP26 event addresses climate impacts on Alpine environments

30.09.2021

Leading international scientists and experts addressed the severe impact of extreme climate events and pests on Alpine environments, and how forest management solutions can promote climate adaptation during the Pre-COP26...

Climate and Biodiversity Week at Expo 2020 Dubai to feature mountains

28.09.2021

Mobilizing the world for the health of our planet, Climate and Biodiversity Week will take place 3-9 October 2021 at Expo 2020 Dubai, just a month ahead of United Nations...

Winner of GROW Summer School agrobiodiversity innovation contest announced

27.09.2021

Jyoti Patil from India has won the GROW Summer School innovation contest focused on improving smallholders’ livelihoods through agrobiodiversity in fragile ecosystems.

The GROW Summer School is an annual training programme...

International Mountain Conference, call for sessions opens 4 October

24.09.2021

The call for sessions for the International Mountain Conference 2022 (IMC2022) opens on 4 October 2021.

The University of Innsbruck will host the IMC2022 on 11–15 September 2022 in Innsbruck,...

Fourth annual GROW Summer School opens online

14.09.2021

The fourth annual GROW Summer School “Agrobiodiversity in a changing climate” opens online today with 30 participants attending from 21 countries. The two-week course equips practitioners with the necessary tools,...